HMS by the Numbers

The following information is current as of Oct. 11, 2024, as reported in the 2024 Dean’s Report.

Faculty

Total faculty: 12,361

Tenured and tenure-track faculty on HMS campus in 11 preclinical departments: 191

Voting faculty on campus and at affiliates: 6,859

Full-time faculty on campus and at affiliates 10,604

Awards and Honors

Nobel Prizes (cumulative) physiology or medicine, peace: 11 prizes, 17 recipients

National Academy of Sciences members (current) 93

National Academy of Medicine members (current) 176

Howard Hughes Medical Institute (current) 42

  • Investigators: 39
  • Scholars: 2
  • Professor: 1

See the HMS Office for Faculty Affairs for information about faculty demographics.

Residents and Trainees

Clinical fellows 4,441

Research fellows 5,141

Students

Total students

MD: 700

PhD: 992

MD-PhD: 207 [basic sciences 179, social sciences 29 (total included in MD and PhD counts)]

DMD: 146

DMD-PhD: 1

SM, MMSc: 657 (615 HMS, 42 HSDM)

DMSc: 35

Graduate students in HMS PhD programs are enrolled through the Harvard Kenneth C. Griffin School of Arts and Sciences.

Entering students 2024

MD applicants: 6,856

Admitted: 221 (3.2%)

MD entering: 165 (includes 14 MD-PhD)

PhD: 160

DMD: 35

SM, MMSc: 348 (334 HMS, 14 HSDM)

DMSc: 8

Combined degree programs: MD-MBA, MD-MMSc, MD-MPH, MD-MPP, MD-SM

See the HMS Medical Education Admissions at a Glance and Financial Aid at a Glance pages for details about the entering MD class and financial aid.

Alumni

Living medical school alumni: 11,594 (9,921 MD, 1,673 master’s)


Grants & Contracts

The following information is current as of December 2024.

  • Total FY24 grants and contracts expenditures by HMS and its affiliated hospitals (includes all federal, state, and private/other grants and contracts for organized research, teaching/instruction, and other sponsored activities, for both direct and indirect costs, as reported to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education): $4,513,585,976
  • Total FY24 federal grants and contracts expenditures by HMS and its affiliated hospitals (includes federal grants and contracts for organized research, teaching/instruction, and other sponsored activities, for both direct and indirect costs, as reported to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education): $2,483,005,392

Tuition and Financial Aid

The following information is current as of December 2024.

MD Financial Aid (Academic Year 20232024)

  • Average scholarship: $60,403
  • Range of scholarships: $2,487-$102,425
  • Students receiving financial aid (excluding MD–PhD students): 72%

Graduating MD Class of 2024

  • Students graduating with loans: 101
  • Average loan debt at graduation: $118,957
  • Range of debt: $14,000 to $452,860

The average graduating debt* incurred by MD students in 2024 at HMS was $118,957, compared to the national average of $186,134 at public medical schools and $197,734 at private medical schools.

*This information is pulled from the Association of American Medical Colleges based on data submitted by medical schools to the Liaison Committee on Medical Education, which accredits medical education programs operated by universities and medical schools chartered in the United States and Canada.

For the most current financial aid and admissions data, please visit the HMS Admissions At a Glance webpage.

Tuition and fees (Academic Year 20242025)

  • Tuition: $71,032
  • Fees: $6,391

Tuition and fees (Academic Year 2023–2024)

  • Tuition: $69,300
  • Fees: $6,125